Andav Capital
Andav Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in early stage tech-enabled companies with underdog founders for above-market returns. Our portfolio consists of tech-enabled companies that have established product-market fit and are revenue-generating. We have invested in B2B SaaS, Fintech, marketplaces, risk management, consumer AI/ML, and more. At Andav Capital, we are active partners to our portfolio companies, deploying our global network and cross-functional experience for capital efficient growth, de-risking our portfolio companies through substantial and symbiotic partnerships with management teams, and introducing prudent operational and corporate governance practices.
We have been fortunate to invest alongside and prior to Fortune 500 CEOs, major VC firms, and leading investment banks and corporates, including PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, Kleiner Perkins, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce. We are also proud that the majority of our portfolio companies are led by female and diverse CEOs who also leverage impact and ESG-factors as core business drivers for long-term value creation and competitive differentiation.
We are hungry, incisive underdogs who value independent thinking and hustle. We play to win, seek top talent, work hard and smart alongside our founders, and are here to make outsized returns by executing on our values.
Apply Here for Intern and Fellow roles:
https://andavcapital.com/contact/current-opportunities/
We are prioritizing candidates for Spring 2023 and Summer 2023
Applications are saved for future openings, as additional roles become available throughout 2023 and 2024.
Job Description
As appropriate for your educational goals, career objectives, and competencies:
- Research and write summaries for new companies, trends, and technology
- Analyze financials, business models, market, and competitive landscape for early stage private companies seeking venture capital funding
- Learn via foundational investment, management, operations, and entrepreneurship discussions and educational materials
- Review due diligence database for completeness, data integrity, errors, and enhancements
- Attend industry events with founders, investors, and service partners (virtually and/or in person)
- Engage in parts of deal sourcing and due diligence using our processes: from sourcing and screening to evaluating new investment opportunities, incl. engaging with founders who are looking for funding
- Work directly with portfolio company management teams on product, hiring, business development, and execution of the business
- Create and enhance PowerPoint presentations
- Format documents and assist with internal processes
- Present creative opportunities for value-add to the firm, portcos, industry, and talent pipeline
- Build projects, develop systems on Airtable, and become an expert in Airtable (a common collaborative software often used in VC)
- Assist with other firm-related activities as needed
Requirements
- Must be able to earn university credit for this fellowship or internship; role is not a full-time or part-time employment opportunity
- Must be a self-starter, strong communicator, and excited about learning and rolling up your sleeves to i) navigate ambiguity, ii) design your own VC/ portco projects, and iii) creatively add-value where constructive to your education and, where possible, firm stakeholders
- Availability for 6 months and 5 hours/ week at minimum
- Highest level of integrity, ethics, and judgment when dealing with confidential and/or proprietary information
- Selective perfectionism; able to identify what is urgent and what not and when speed is more important than zero errors
- Respect for details
- Efficient, with the ability to prioritize
- Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
- Must follow firm policies applicable to non-employees
- Must demonstrate legal authorization to serve in this role (no visa sponsorship to U.S. available)
- Ability and interest in learning Airtable
Preferences
- Exceptional writing skills: clarity, brevity, substance
- Availability for 9 – 12 months and 5 hours/ week at minimum
- Skilled in Airtable
- Prior research or demonstrated interest in: Software, FinTech, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, DeFi, Blockchain, AI/ML, Marketplaces, Finance, Alterative Assets, Structured Credit, Venture Capital, Business
- Ability to build 3-statement financial models in excel (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement)